Morning journal and courier., 1887-10-14
CLEVELAND AT KANSAS CITY. Greeted by Many Thousands Hut He
 ShakeR Very Few Hands.

Greeted by Many Thousands Hut Ae Shakes Very Few Hands.
 KANSAS CTTY, Oct 13-About 1:30 o'clock
 Hon. B. H. Allen, president of the board of
 trade and chairman of the reception com
 mittee, ex-Congressman R. T. Van Horn,
 Congressman William Warner, Secretary
 Miller of the board of trade and committee
 of about dozen ladies and gentlemen called
 upon the President and conducted him and
 Mrs. Cleveland to their carriage. They were
 then escorted through the more thickly built
 business streets of the city and brought up at the rear of the government building about
 8 o'clock. Alighting they passed through the building and out upon the front portieo where stand and awning had been erected.
 Fully fifty thousand persons were congre- gated about this point. When the band had finished the strains of ''Hail to the Chief Mir. Allen advanced to the rail and intro dueed to the President Mayor Kempf, who made brief speech of welcome and the pres ident responded. At the conclusion of the Presidents remarks the people were given @ chance to greet him and his wife. They pass ed rapidly through gangway four abreast and there was little or no hand shaking done. Even at this rate the reception continued until o'clock and there were still number
 
 then returned to the hotel for dinner.
 THE STAFFORD BANK WRECK.
 1t is Thought That Little If Any of the
 Banks Capital VIII Remain After
 she Ruins are Cleared Up.
 STAFFORD STRINGS, Conn.,, Oct. 13.-Na- tional Bank Examiner Forman resumed his investigation this afternoon. He stated that his action had been approved by the comp troller and the latter had inquired what &C., tion the directors were to take relative to the appointment of a receiver. To this he had replied they favored immediate appointment of receiver and that the question of resump- tion of the bank would be considered after ward. In the judgment of well informed parties there will be little if any of the banks $200, ,000 capital remaining after the wreck is cleared up. It is shown that the defaulter dealt heavily in stocks and that $75, 1000 of the funds have been forwarded to T. H. Brady, New York broker, within three months, and to hide his offerings the vouchers for the above amounts were con- cealed at the cashiers home instead of being kept at the bank. He also dealt with N. Y. c. Baldwin of Minneapolis, Minn., and broker who owes the bank $16, 900. Very lit tie can be ascertained regarding the broker in question aside from the fact that he is a law yer and friend of the embezzler. It is fur ther said that two years ago Hicks was en- gagged with Belden in the purchase of real estate in Minneapolis and Birmingham. It is asserted that he controlled a business block here which is virtually swamped with mort gages, while his residence proves to be in the control of Mrs. Hicks. Examiner Forman asserts that the Stafford Savings bank, which had $69, ,000 of deposits in the National bank, is the concern most extensively involved in the loss. The affairs of the Savings bank are now being examined by officials who will be able to render definite account later. The State of Connecticut and the town of Stafford are involved to the extent of $10, 900 each, while the Mineral Springs Manufacturing company will lose about $7,000. Other amounts lost are comparatively small being in sums of something like $1,000 and less.
 George M. Ives, an extensive manufacturer and father-in law of the defaulter, was inter viewed this afternoon and states that Hicks him that the main cause of his downfall was his investments in the lumber business, especially the Vermont Lumber which some time ago changed hands and did not meet with the business success anticipated. He was unable to re- Mr. Hicks will remain in Hartford until Sat 1rdey, when he will return to Stafford Springs. MT. Ives says Hicks was not aware of how deeply involved he was. For young nan he has great many friends throughout New England.